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An Albany man has been fined after more than 200g of cannabis was seized at his home.

courtsPremiumAlbany man fined for at-home cannabis-growing operation

An Albany man who was caught with more than 200g of cannabis and nine plants growing in his home has been fined more than $1500.

Jacki Elezovich

Former West Coast player Brad Sheppard will take his former club and the AFL to trial next year after mediation failed in his bid for compensation over career-ending head injuries.

Courts & JusticePremiumBrad Sheppard taking claims against AFL, West Coast to trial

Former West Coast player Brad Sheppard will take his former club and the AFL to trial next year after mediation failed in his bid for compensation over career-ending head injuries.

Hannah Cross

Martin Barrett has been identified as the man who was killed in an alleged coward punch attack in Perth's CBD.

Courts & JusticePremiumMan accused of killing former cop with one punch enters plea

Jake Biddlestone faced court on Wednesday accused of murdering Martin Barrett after allegedly striking the 62-year-old in the head on Hay Street earlier this year.

Jessica Evensen

Amy Wensley died from a gunshot wound to the head in 2014, which police initially treated as a suicide.

CrimeCommissioner’s heartbreaking revelation in Amy Wensley case

Police Commissioner Col Blanch has vowed not to let history repeat itself after revealing the impact of failed investigations into the death of Perth mum Amy Wensley 12 years ago.

Brooke Rolfe

A violent criminal who transitioned to a woman inside prison should not be transferred to a female jail because she had always been treated as a man while behind bars, the Supreme Court has been told.

Courts & JusticePremium‘Trans prisoner should be made to stay in male jail’

A violent criminal who transitioned to a woman inside prison should not be transferred to a female jail because she had always been treated as a man while behind bars, the Supreme Court has been told.

Ben Harvey

Former Nationals candidate Benjamin Thomas Simpkins has been handed a host of fraud charges.

further chargesPremiumPolice charge hit-run accused with multiple fraud offences

Police have laid further charges against a man accused of killing a Katanning schoolteacher in a hit-and-run earlier this year, alleging he forged his university degree and other qualifications. 

Jacki Elezovich

A 24-year-old man has been sentenced for having sex with a 14 year old girl to spite her older sister.

courtsPremiumWA man jailed for having ‘spite sex’ with underage girl

A man who sexually abused a teenager as a way to spite her older sister, sneaking into their Great Southern home despite a restraining order against him, has been jailed.

Jacki Elezovich

The firebombing caused extensive damage to the Midland tobacco shop.

Courts & JusticePremiumTobacco firebomber refuses to reveal organised crime links

The man who firebombed a Midland tobacco shop has refused to say whether it was linked to organised crime amid the so-called tobacco wars.

Hannah Cross

Luke Anderson in Bangkok, Thailand, 2019.

Courts & JusticePremiumStabbing frenzy at Thai resort leaves Perth man facing jail

Luke Anderson became the first person in WA to be charged with causing harm to an Australian citizen overseas after attacking Daniel Anderson with a bladed knuckle duster at a Chon Buri holiday resort in 2019. 

Jessica Evensen

Kalani Brooks dialled into Katanning Magistrate Court via phone for his first court appearance.

courtsPremiumCountry footballer accused of assaulting player faces court

New details surrounding the alleged assault of a footballer in Kojonup during a LSWFL match last month were revealed in court, despite the accused ex-WAFL player not appearing in person at his first hearing.

Jacki Elezovich

Sinamon is East Victoria Park.

Courts & JusticePremiumPerth bakery back in court over alleged unlawful conduct

A Perth bakery boss accused of physically blocking Fair Work inspectors as they tried to access employment records is being taken to court. 

Hannah Cross

Christopher Saunders outside the Perth District Court.

Court PremiumAssault charges against former Broome Bishop dropped

Two historic assault charges being fought by former Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders have been dropped.

Cain Andrews

Emergency services at a Baldivis property last October.

Courts & JusticePremiumChatGPT ‘egged on’ Perth mother before alleged baby murder

More than 8000 messages between a Perth mother accused of murdering her baby and chatGPT will form a central part of the case, a court has been told. 

Hannah Cross

Four-year-old Layna Leavy died in the horror crash which also injured her brother and mum.

Courts & JusticePremiumMum charged after fatal crash that killed 4yo daughter

The mum driving when her car collided with another, killing her four-year-old daughter and injuring her son, has been hit with a suite of charges two months on from the fatal crash. 

Brooke Rolfe

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumKnife-wielding man’s death threat on mum

A man who threatened to kill his own mother while holding a knife and was seen shouting in the street and stabbing at trees with a pair of scissors has avoided jail

Tegan Guthrie

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumJail for crowbar, rock attack on partner

A man who hospitalised his partner by hitting her in the chest with a crowbar because she had no smokes for him went on to attack her hours later with a rock because she would not give him her ID.

Tegan Guthrie

Christopher Alan Saunders.

Courts & JusticePremiumPredator Bishop’s dark past exposed following shocking trial

A longstanding, well-known, and seemingly well-liked senior member of the Catholic Church — Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders secretly harboured his own dark sins for decades.

Hannah Cross

Dangerous sex offenders are being released from prison with the help of NDIS-funded community supervision worth hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.

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WA’s sex offenders freed on million-dollar NDIS packages

Dangerous sex offenders are being released from prison with the help of NDIS-funded community supervision worth hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.

Charlton Hart

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & Justice PremiumMan told partner kids would ‘wake up with their mum dead’

A man armed with a hammer stood over his partner as she lay in bed with their two sleeping children and told her if she did not start telling the truth the kids would wake up “with their mum dead”.

Tegan Guthrie

"I shot Mr Thompson in Manhattan and he died," Luigi Mangione has told a court in New York. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumLuigi Mangione admits to killing insurance CEO

Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal US stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York.

Staff Writers

Trent and Brad Dunn have won their fight in the Supreme Court.

Courts & JusticePremiumHusbands to become WA’s first same-sex surrogate parents

Brad and Trent Dunn were knocked back after applying to become surrogate parents in June last year because they were not an ‘eligible couple’ - defined in the Surrogacy Act as two people of the opposite sex. 

Jessica Evensen

Former Bishop of Broom Christopher Saunders was found guilty of 13 sex crime charges in WA.

CrimeVideoPremiumUndercover mission behind ex-Bishop’s sex crime conviction

Chris Reason spent two weeks trekking around WA with a handycam hidden in a shopping bag, capturing undercover pictures of what would become one of the biggest scandals to hit the Catholic Church.

Chris Reason, 7NEWS

Jeff Spinner Manager of Operations South Western Power Unknown

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Staff describe Western Power rapist as bully, wannabe bikie

The Western Power manager who raped a colleague on a work trip was a bully who bragged about his bikie connections but was exposed as a wannabe by a senior Coffin Cheater.

Ben Harvey

WA’s worst paedophile Dennis McKenna.

State PoliticsPremiumVictim shaking as Premier quizzed on paedophile’s release

A victim of WA’s worst paedophile Dennis McKenna was left shaking while watching on as Premier Roger Cook was grilled on the Department of Public Prosecutions’ move not to oppose the criminal’s release.

Oliver Lane